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Allan Massie- ''Surviving' 30 May 2013 19:00 - 20:00 2013-05-30 19:00:00 2013-05-30 20:00:00

Edinburgh Central Library George IV Bridge
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  Allan Massie talks about his book 'Surviving' to Chris Dolan, author of 'Redlegs'.  A group of British expatriates meet for their weekly...

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The Right to Vote and All That 4 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30 2013-06-04 18:00:00 2013-06-04 19:30:00

Edinburgh Central Library Conference Room 9 George IV Bridge
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Opening the 'Extraordinary Ordinary Women' programme of events for June 2013 is a showing of the this film by Edinburgh film maker Jon...

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Patches and Pouches 5 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30 2013-06-05 18:00:00 2013-06-05 19:30:00

Edinburgh Central Library Conference Room 9 George IV Bridge
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Part of the 'Extraordinary Ordinary Women' events programme this is a talk by Margaret Ritchie   Margaret is an historian researching...

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Illuminated Letters 6 June 2013 10:30 - 12:30 2013-06-06 10:30:00 2013-06-06 12:30:00

Edinburgh Central Library Boardroom 9 George IV Bridge
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A fun hands-on workshop, where you can write and decorate a letter to a woman you admire from Edinburgh's past.  It can be a woman from our...

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Get the most out of your library - Central Library Guided Tour Multiple Dates 2013-05-03 14:00:00 2013-05-03 15:00:00

Central Library 9 George IV Bridge
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Central Library Guided tour Get the most out of your library - Learn about Central Library collections, services and events Come to our...

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From Petticoats to Professionals: Edinburgh School of Gardening for Women 10 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30 2013-06-10 18:00:00 2013-06-10 19:30:00

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Part of the 'Extraordinary Ordinary Women' series of events this is a chance to hear a talk by Deborah Reid on the Edinburgh School of...

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The Great Tapestry of Scotland 11 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30 2013-06-11 18:00:00 2013-06-11 19:30:00

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This month sees the completion of the Great Tapestry of Scotland.  An ambitious project charting the Nation's history through the highly...

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Rosette Making - in the steps of the Suffragettes 12 June 2013 13:30 - 15:30 2013-06-12 13:30:00 2013-06-12 15:30:00

Stockbridge Library 11 Hamilton Pl
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Glasgow Women's Library in partnership with Stockbridge Library invites you to come along to a craft workshop and create your own beautiful...

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What is a battalion? 12 June 2013 18:30 - 19:30 2013-06-12 18:30:00 2013-06-12 19:30:00

George Washington Browne Room, Edinburgh Central Library George IV Bridge
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When reading about the Great War we see references to battalions, brigades, divisions, corps, squadrons, batteries, companies and platoons...

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'Behind the Lines:Women, Writing and Warfare' 13 June 2013 19:00 - 20:00 2013-06-13 19:00:00 2013-06-13 20:00:00

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'Behind the Lines:Women, Writing and Warfare'A panel event organised by Yvonne  McEwen of the University of  Edinburgh in   conjunction...

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Leith Stories - Strong women who achieve the impossible. 17 June 2013 14:00 - 16:00 2013-06-17 14:00:00 2013-06-17 16:00:00

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Part of the 'Extraordingary Ordinary Women' series of events this is a chance to hear local author Millie Gray gives us some insight into...

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Women are not hidden from history: how to find them 18 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30 2013-06-18 18:00:00 2013-06-18 19:30:00

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Margaret Ritchie is an historian researching women's role in the Scotish fishing industry.  She will give a talk on women in history. ...

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Rosette Making - in the steps of the Suffragettes 19 June 2013 13:30 - 15:30 2013-06-19 13:30:00 2013-06-19 15:30:00

Oxgangs Library 343 Oxgangs Rd N
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Glasgow Women's Library in partnership with Oxgangs Library invites you to come along to a craft workshop and create your own beautiful...

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Hidden Gardens of the Royal Mile 19 June 2013 18:30 - 19:30 2013-06-19 18:30:00 2013-06-19 19:30:00

George Washington Browne Room, Edinburgh Central Library George IV Bridge
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Jean Bareham of Greenyonder tours enlightens us on an unusual aspect of the Old Town of Edinburgh.

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Poetry for Fearties with Magi Gibson 20 June 2013 13:30 - 15:30 2013-06-20 13:30:00 2013-06-20 15:30:00

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Think you can't write poetry or want to try but don't know where to start?  Women through the ages have expressed their anger, fear and...

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Mary Contini - Easy Peasy 20 June 2013 19:00 - 20:00 2013-06-20 19:00:00 2013-06-20 20:00:00

Central Library

Local celebrity cookery writer Mary Contini talks to Pru Irvine about her her writing, and all things culinary.

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Poetry for Fearties with Magi Gibson 24 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30 2013-06-24 18:00:00 2013-06-24 19:30:00

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As part of the 'Extraordinary Ordinary Women' series of events this is a chance for budding poets to be creative with the expert help of...

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The Right to Vote and All That 26 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30 2013-06-26 18:00:00 2013-06-26 19:30:00

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The closing event of the 'Extraordinary Ordinary Women' series of events for June 2013 is a showing of  this film by Edinburgh film maker...

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Persian Poets 2 July 2013 18:30 - 19:30 2013-07-02 18:30:00 2013-07-02 19:30:00

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Persian poetry is rightly famed for the richness of its heritage and many classical Persian poets, such as Rumi and Hafez, are famous...

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Jane Harris - 'Gillespie and I' 12 September 2013 19:00 - 20:00 2013-09-12 19:00:00 2013-09-12 20:00:00

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Come hear bestselling writer Jane Harris talk about 'Gillespie and I' set in Glasgow at the turn of the 20th Century and her other award...

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Big Book Group Quiz 12 December 2013 18:30 - 20:00 2013-12-12 18:30:00 2013-12-12 20:00:00

Central Library

Come along to our annual Big Book Group Quiz - for ALL Book Groups in Edinburgh. Test your literary knowledge.   Teams of up to 6 people,...

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The Gretna Rail Disaster, 22nd May 1915 22 May 2013 14:30 - 15:30

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The worst rail disaster in the UK occurred on 22nd May 1915 when a troop train was involved in a collision near Gretna. There were over 220...

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Libraries Change Lives- weaving words, threads of learning 21 May 2013 18:30 - 20:00

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Join author and reader-in –residence at Glasgow Women’s Library, Magi Gibson, with Elizabeth Bryan, WEA, Jim Crowther, University of...

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"The Briggers" 15 May 2013 18:30 - 19:30

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Queensferry residents Len Saunders and Frank Hay introduce their research into the men who worked, and sometimes died, building Scotland's...

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Crime-writer Mark Douglas-Home visits Corstorphine Library 15 May 2013 18:30 - 20:00

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“A classic whodunnit” - Allan Massie in The Scotsman An “always gripping and entertaining mystery” - Alan Taylor in The Herald Going by...

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Mapping Memorials to Women in Scotland 15 May 2013 13:30 - 15:30

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This training session run by the Glasgow Women's Library will introduce you to the Women of Scotland website which has now logged the...

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Edinburgh Zoo Centenary Lecture, Penguins! 14 May 2013 18:30 - 19:30

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Penguin Keepers Colin Oulton and Jo Elliott visit Edinburgh's Central Library to give a centenary lecture on penguins. They talk about...

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Richard Holloway- 'Leaving Alexandria' 2 May 2013 19:00 - 20:00

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Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh, talks about his memoir 'Leaving Alexandria', his birthplace, and his journey through the...

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World Book Night - with Alexander McCall Smith 23 April 2013 19:00 - 20:30

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  No.1 Ladies Detective Agency author Alexander McCall Smith in conversation with Peggy Hughes (City of Literature), readings from...

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Edinburgh Zoo- Celebrate 100 years! 23 April 2013 18:30 - 19:30

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It’s 100 years since Edinburgh Zoo opened its doors to the public. To celebrate this historic centenary, Professor Andrew Balmford,...

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Mapping Memorials to Women in Scotland 22 April 2013 13:30 - 15:30

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This training session will introduce you to the Women of Scotland website which has now logged the stories of over 300 memorials to women....

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Turkish writers come to town- with LIN ANDERSON 19 April 2013 19:00 - 20:00

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Turkish writers, Ahmet Ümit and Murat Mentes visit Edinburgh as part of a British Council cultural exchange and celebration of Turkey in...

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Fascinating Women of Edinburgh 17 April 2013 18:30 - 19:30

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Historical researcher and author Ruth Boreham celebrates some of Edinburgh's famous women

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Animals in World War One 17 April 2013 14:30 - 15:30

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Many and various animals were employed to support British and Allied forces in World War One, and as a result millions died. They all...

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Get the most out of your library 5 April 2013 14:00 - 15:00

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Central Library Guided Tour - Learn about Central Library collections, services and events. Would you like to learn how to get the most...

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Louise Welsh and Regi Claire - a literary friendship 21 March 2013 19:00 - 20:00

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Writers Louise Welsh and Regi Claire both talk about their novels 'The Girl on the Stairs', Pub. April 2013, an uneasy, imaginative tale of...

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Their name liveth for evermore 20 March 2013 14:30 - 15:30

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How the sacrifice on the Western Front in Belgium and Northern France during WW1 is commemorated by the cemeteries and memorials of the...

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Kate Atkinson - 'Life after Life' 16 March 2013 15:00 - 16:00

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'What if you had the chance' to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right?'  Best selling writer Kate Atkinson talks...

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'Looking for Mrs Livingstone'- with Julie Davidson 7 March 2013 19:00 - 20:00

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Award winning journalist, ex TV presenter and travel writer, Julie Davidson explores what really happened in the Livingstone marriage, and...

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Arthur of Scotland 5 March 2013 18:30 - 19:30

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Historian and storyteller Stuart McHardy reveals how and where Arthurian myth and legend is rooted in Scotland's history and...

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Walter Scott for the 21st Century 28 February 2013 19:00 - 20:00

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Join Professers David Purdie and Alan Riach in conversation with Stuart Kelly, talking about Sir Walter Scott, Scotland's most famous...

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J. David Simons - 'An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful' 26 February 2013 18:30 - 19:30

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Author J. David Simons talks about his new novel 'An Exquisite Sense of What is Beautiful'.(pub 28.3.13, Saraband) "J David Simons' latest...

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The Pipers of Scotland 20 February 2013 14:30 - 15:30

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The pipers, Highlanders, Lowlanders, or Scots from overseas , accomplished the impossible - not rarely or under favourable conditions but...

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Firefighting in Edinburgh 19 February 2013 18:30 - 19:30

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Part of the Edinburgh Tales series of talks. Ian McMurtire, retired Assistant Firemaster and Curator of the Museum of Fire, outlines the...

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Henry McLeish - Scotland-the Growing Divide' 17 January 2013 19:00 - 20:00

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Henry McLeish uses this book – a follow up to his 2007 analysis, ‘Scotland: The Road Divides’ to argue strongly for a second question on...

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One Man's War 16 January 2013 14:30 - 15:30

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One Man's War is the story of Major Robert Dickson, D.C.M., 7th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, who died 27th May 1918. The story of his...

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The Show in the Meadows 15 January 2013 18:30 - 19:30

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Graeme Cruickshank reminds us of the importance of the Edinburgh International Exhibition of 1886 to the city.

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The Medical and Nursing Management of World War One Casualties 12 December 2012 18:30 - 19:30

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Our speaker, Yvonne McEwen, is a Honorary Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict atThe University of Edinburgh. She is also...

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Scotland's first Astronomer Royal and the Calton Hill Observatory 5 December 2012 18:30 - 19:30

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Bruce Vickery, retired mathematical physicist, charts Thomas Henderson's move from a career in law to becoming an accomplished...

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John Cairney in quest of Robert Louis Stevenson 29 November 2012 18:30 - 19:45

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Much loved actor and author, John Cairney, talks about Robert Louis Stevenson - the writer and the man behind the famous stories. This...

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Leith's War 28 November 2012 14:30 - 15:30

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A review of the casualties incurred by Leith During World War One and some aspects of life in the town during the conflict. The speaker,...

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